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Leo Frank's lynching had a massive impact on the Atlanta Jewish community, and in many ways still does today. The episode was also widely felt in Jewish communities across the United States, and even more so in the South. Prior to his case, many Atlanta Jews of a wealthier, German background felt fully established and accepted in the city.
Synagogues in Georgia (U.S. state) (2 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Because of the influence and activity of Beth Jacob in the Jewish life of Atlanta, a large number of Jews moved into the area along LaVista Road. Eventually, this led to the establishment of five other Jewish congregations nearby as well as an Orthodox high school for girls (Temima) and Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael, an Orthodox high school for boys.
Metro Atlanta's Jewish community is estimated to include 120,000 persons in 61,300 households. [17] As of 2012, Atlanta's Metro Jewish population is 9th largest in the United States, up from 17th largest in 1996. [18]
Temple Israel is the second oldest Jewish congregation in Georgia, United States. [1] Founded in 1854 as Temple B'nai Israel, a Charter Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, now the Union for Reform Judaism, it remains a congregation affiliated with Reform Judaism. [2]
The Temple (formally, the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 1589 Peachtree Street NE, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. The oldest Jewish congregation in Atlanta, it was established in 1860 to serve the needs of German-Jewish immigrants.
Temple Beth Israel listed at its original location in Sholes' Directory of the City of Macon, 1894. Temple Beth Israel (Hebrew: בית ישראל, lit. 'House of Israel') is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 892 Cherry Street in Macon, Georgia, in the United States.
Today there is a small Jewish community in the country (3,541 according to the 2002 census), [14] although the Jewish population was over 100,000 as recently as the 1970s. Especially following the collapse of the Soviet Union, almost all of the country's Jews have left, mainly to Israel .